How to Spell surprise

Middle English {it}suppryse{/it} exaction, seizure, from Anglo-French {it}sousprise, supprise{/it}, from feminine of {it}supris, surpris, suspris{/it}, past participle of {it}surprendre & susprendre{/it} to capture, take by surprise, from {it}sur- & sus-, suz{/it} under + {it}prendre{/it} to take {ma}{mat|prize|}, {mat|sous-chef|}{/ma}